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Gamera 3 - Revenge of Iris Director: Shusuke Kaneko Number of Items: 1 Format: Color Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Running Time: 110 minutes Studio: A.D. Vision Product Group: DVD Release Date: 2003-06-10 Buy from Amazon

From Description Still reeling after the hard-fought battle to repel Legion, Japan is now reminded of a deadly foe from the past. The Gyaos have returned, and this time the ornery man-eating birds have not only increased their numbers, but also added a menacing new member-Iris-to their destructive little club. Raised by a young girl whose parents Gamera accidentally squished, the flying, blood-sucking squid monster Iris takes her learned hatred and goes out on the warpath. Dr. Nagamine and Inspector Osaka are reunited to help Gamera in his relentless quest to protect and save the human race. Can Gamera ground the Gyaos? Can the turtle tie up the terrible tentacles? Do the hapless humans and the rowdy reptile have what it takes to thwart the revenge of Iris?

Customer Reviews: Total numer of reviews: 30 Average rating: 4.5 "Giant monster masterpiece" Shusuke Kaneko's Gamera III has all the best ingredients that make a great kaiju movie. This movie shows how it's supposed to be done. Having seen more than 25 Toho films (Godzilla series, Mothra series, etc), all the King Kong films, a few giant monster spin-offs made from all over the globe, not to mention the horrid 1998 American Godzilla and many other disaster movies, this one takes the cake. Gamera III outdoes them all with a solid, earthly story complete with humanity and heart. Also, the use of special effects is absolutely fabulous; they do not take over the film like the excessive CGI used in Hollywood. I must say that Gamera III has some of most exhilarating monster fights ever put to the screen. Gamera III is a direct sequel to the first film in the trilogy, Guardian of the Universe. A girl lost her parents during Gamera's final battle with the last Gyaos, and garners a hatred for Gamera. She enounters a tentacle creature whom she names Iris, and it is eventually nurtured to become the monster who faces off with Gamera. What was striking about this movie was how surreal and poetic it was. The story flows brilliantly and sensibly, as the roles of human and monster come together so good. Gamera III is a movie all about personality, something that many monster movies lack. The human characters are wonderfully integrated in the story without their roles becoming too cheesy. Also, Gamera and Iris are enigmatic monsters with true character. They are not mindless, menacing beasts whose purpose is to execute showtime destruction. Speaking of destruction, Gamera III's fight sequences are some of the best you'll ever see. The special effects are such a huge improvement over the first two Gamera films in the trilogy. They also shame anything attempted by any Godzilla movie of recent times, even Shusuke's own GMK. Adding to the special effects is the showing of the human side of the fights. The battle in Shibuya is one to mention. I was in awe of such a brilliantly staged battle, and also how the film showed the human suffering coinciding with the destruction. Most monster movies sacrifice too much of one side for the other. Gamera III does not. And finally, one thing that carries this film (and the rest of the series) was the character of Gamera himself. How can the population care so much for such a destructive monster? Does he do good or bad to the people? What constitutes which? After watching Shusuke's Gamera trilogy, you realize how much more personality Gamera has than Godzilla. Gamera III is such a special movie for its genre. Along with the first two films in the trilogy, it shows that the kaiju genre is here to stay. It ranks up with the best of Godzilla such as Godzilla vs. Destoroyah and GMK: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack, perhaps even surpassing them. This is a true kaiju treasure. "Dude, Come On!" This was f***in awesome! I was always a huge fan of monster movies ... and this one is the bets one i've seen that stays true to the authenticity of the Japanese films (because America sucks balls!) So, man, if Godzilla movies would become this good (like the late 90's Godzilal films) i would need a towel every time i watched them! The aerial fight between Gamera and Iris, America can't do that! Only someone who knew how to make a good monster movie could take Gamera, beef him up, and make this film whip that much a**! (Sorry, i guess i have to censor) But, just get this if you are a fan of Godzilla, or Gamera ... eitehr one, this film impressed me, i Love it! ... Great Kaiju film, and just plain out damn good movie! Let The Fighting Begin! "Good, but overrated" By the time I finnaly saw Gamera 3 I'd already read innumerable reviews, hailing it as a grand cinematic achievment. And when people said that the special effects were better than those in the Lord of the Rings, I knew I needed to see it. Now, maybe because I'm a big fan of Godzilla, in fact a "loyal" fan of Godzilla, and that I'd heard all of this praise for it, when I got done watching Gamera 3 for the first time, I felt pretty mislead. Now, don't get me wrong, it's a good movie. Kaneko's directing skills, especialy with pacing and imagery, are great. The special effects were superior to those in any of the recent Godzilla films as well. I mean, it was a pretty good movie. And there's my point. It was a PRETTY GOOD movie. By no means is this a groundbreaking film. Sure, the characters are more believable than the endless number of scientest heroes in the Godzilla films, but their story just wasn't all that engaging. Especialy the two villains, whose dialouge is sometimes embarrasingly moronic, most notably so when they try and explain the entire "earth spirits" plot. And the idea of the monster Iris being telepathicly connected to Ayanna, that's right out of the later Godzilla films. And the special effects,while, like I said, supperior to those in the Godzilla films, aren't even close to those in Lord of the Rings. But I think the thing about this movie that annoys me so much is the fact that it takes itself SO serriously. How am I supposed to really be moved by the stories of the characters amidst all this absurdity. Between the fact that the protaganist is a massive tusk-sporting turtle that flies like a UFO and the earth being drained of "gaia", where can I find a reason to take it seriously. Someone might call me a hipocrite for liking the Godzilla movies so much, but those, with the notable exception of Gojira, haven't been so celebrated for being magnifacent pieces of art, when really, for the most part, they're just as credible as Gamera. It just really annoyed me that this film has gotten so much praise. However, that doesn't mean I'm recommending you don't watch it. It's worth the money for what it is, an entertaining, very well executed monster movie. "BREATHTAKING!! BEST FILM EVER" Their's thousands of words that can describe GAMERA3, none can match G3. Not spectacular, masterpeice, breathtaking, brilliant,best,loveable not any of those words even come close. This film is one that people kaiju fans or not should watch. From the special effects to the music to the human drama even the monsters are belevable and realistec.I even felt compassion towards gamera and ayana.BUY IT NOW YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS FILM EVER!! "OK but story wise first two were better" After seeing the first two I was disappointed with the third installment of Gamera. Yes the special effects are BETTER but the story is really weird and Gamera is hardly in it! He shows up at the end for some brutal fighting. What got me the most was the enemy monster which was built up as really creepy and gross- which is great in an alien-esq sci-fi horror movie but here it just drags on and on. What got me into these movies in the first place was that they rewrote Gamera's back story as a lost bio-weapon from Atlantis which I thought was a fantastic idea but this movie waunders way away from that into the supernatural- however they left plenty of room to pull it all back into place with a fourth movie but it look like this is the last one. Plus bringing back the flying lizards birds from the first movie was a drag as they really weren't all that great the first time around. I bought the 3 in one box set which is a great deal and should be grabbed at all cost and I have enjoyed it thoroughly but the third although better special effects wise is the weaker story wise. WE NEED A FOURTH MOVIE TO MAKE IT ALL GOOD!! GET BACK TO ATLANTIS!